In this episode: Our very own Padre in Your Pocket, Fr. Nathan Cromly, CSJ, is back in studio! Beautiful Lenten lessons about rooting out distraction, spiritual battles, healing, the social-media time suck, and more. Contest giveaway! We also announce the winner of the CD's from the Columbus Catholic Women's Conference, courtesy of Dove Audio Visual. Plus, much more!

In this episode: GIVEAWAY! E-mail: feedback@goodthingsradio for your chance to win a set of CD's with all of the talks at this year's Columbus Catholic Women's Conference! We'll recap the wonderful event, share a review of the movie "Silence." Brooke deals wtih a weighty matter. Also: preparing for Lent. In his opening message for Lent, 2017, Pope Francis declared the theme "The Word is a Gift. Others are a Gift." We begin to unpack this by looking at little ways we can prepare to draw deeper into scripture, breaking bad habits, and acting generously as we prepare for Lent. Plus, much more!

The quote "The glory of God is man fully alive" is attributed to Saint Irenaeus. While there is some debate about the true meaning of this quote, this episode looks at the application of that quote in our lives. Brooke shares some ideas of ways we can become "fully alive" as we begin 2017. Continuing the theme of "All Things New" from episode 84, we lay out action steps, little spiritual practices and small ways to sharpen our senses to hear the voice of God as we begin a fresh year and become "new." Father Nathan Cromly also shares words of wisdom with a Padre in Your Pocket. An announcement from Brooke, and more.

It's the very first episode of 2017! On the program: starting the year as a new creation. A prayer for new beginings. A beautiful story about finding God's peace from one of our listeners (and the winner of our $25 Amazon gift card contest)! Making peace with failure, favorite new books and programs, and much more!

In this episode: Summer is here! Brooke looks at the top songs of the summer from years past, according to the Boston Globe. How to stop wasting time on the Internet and boost your creativity. Summer ideas for a great season with the kids. Listener feedback from Vicki, BIG NEWS about the Arise retreat for 2017, and much more!